’til next time…
bicycles - fun - nyc - personal
Kryptonite Mini U-Lock & Holster
bike theft in NYC is a pretty big problem. i’m glad that i went with kryptonite’s “fahgettaboudit” chain lock shortly after i bought my bike. however, over the months i’ve come to realize that the chain lock is a bit of a nuisance to carry around if i’m wearing a bag. i can really only carry it one way – across my shoulder. some people can wear it around their waist, but i’m not that skinny. anyway, i’ve finally gotten my hands on the mini U-lock by the “fahgettaboudit” name. it is perfect. the only drawback is that i can’t […]
art - crazy - wtf?
Crayon Art
this is NUTZ!!! Christian Faur uses crayons wrong…but makes amazing artwork! he basically treats each crayon as a pixel. question: are these custom made crayons? ’cause i know crayola doesn’t make some of these colors…or maybe they do. or maybe it’s some special european crayons that are too advanced for americans. it’s been a while since i’ve used crayons. more here.
cameras - new - tech
SAMSUNG TL320
spotted this cool looking camera sometime last week and thought it was really cool. really digging the analog battery and memory indicators as well as the balance between black and brushed metal. i’ve been pretty jaded by many of recent offerings of other manufacturers. even the recent offerings of canon are somewhat of a mixed bag. i’ll admit to putting form before function, so i may be missing out on features. but i don’t care… i remember owning the NV10 a couple years back. it was beautifully functional. i loved the grid UI – extremely elegant and intuitive. there were […]
music - new - personal
U2 / NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
started to listen to this this week. but i’ve been so sick i couldn’t even enjoy it! i’ve been listening to this album all day now that i’m better. so far so good!
fun - joey - personal
Joey’s guilty expression
when I come home and joey looks like this, I immediately run around to look for something chewed up or eaten!
famous people - nyc - sad news
Joe Ades, the potato peeler, has passed away at 75
I just heard the news. i don’t know what it was, but it was always just fun to watch this guy demonstrate his potato (or carrot) peelers on the corner of the street (or where ever he chose to set up shop). i’m glad to have bought one :) here’s a video i took of him doing his thing. Potato Peeler from mongchacha on Vimeo.
diy - iphone
iPhone Macro
as i said i would do, i’ve pretty much completely disassembled an old (and broken) ex-s600 to acquire a few lenses to make my macro attachment for my iphone. after much unscrewing, prying and a bit of superglue, here’s what i have for now – it’s that little black batarang-looking thing in front of the rubble. i haven’t quite figured out a way to attach it to the iphone yet. right now i need to use both hands to keep it on. but the results are what i was looking for. here are a few: